Information processing apparatus

ABSTRACT

An information processing apparatus is comprised of a data input device for inputting informations, a memory for storing the informations input by the data input device, a processor for processing the informations in a form of a plurality of pages, a displaying device for displaying the informations formed in a unit of the pages, a device for registering image data in respect of owner name input by the data input device, a device for judging whether or not a predetermined process is done at one of the pages, and a device for storing the image data at a predetermined position of the one of the pages by a judged result of the judging device, wherein when the one of the pages is displayed, the stored image data is displayed with the informations.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates generally to information processingapparatus and, more particularly, is directed to an informationprocessing apparatus in which a writer name of data is written in datagroup formed in a unit of page or in a unit of card group.

[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art

[0004] In a conventional computer (hereinafter simply referred to as acentral processing unit (CPU)) and so on, such a program is generallyutilized, in which many data stored in a memory are stored in the formof a plurality of pages or in the form of a plurality of cards. In theprogram in which data are stored in the form of pages, predetermineddata are collected in a unit of pages, whereas in the program in whichdata are stored in the form of cards, cards indicating one data arestored randomly. In the following description, data formed in a unit ofpage and in a unit of card are treated together as a plurality of dataformed at every page. In the data formed in a unit of page, such as anotebook or the like, owner name column, address column and so on areprovided at the end of the notebook, and owner name and so on arewritten in these columns.

[0005] When the data formed in a unit of page or in a unit of card isconsidered, there are then disadvantages that the writer name, recordingdate or the printed out date of one of pages or cards sorted at everypage or at every card cannot be known. Particularly, while the writer ofdata can be known from a writing stroke of hand-written character or thelike, the writer of data written with a word processor can not bedefined. Even when the writer writes data by hand-writing, if suchhand-written data is displayed or recorded as printing type data, thenthe writer cannot be defined without difficulty.

OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0006] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to providean improved information processing apparatus which can eliminate theaforenoted shortcomings and disadvantages encountered with the priorart.

[0007] More specifically, it is an object of the present invention toprovide an information processing apparatus in which if data is written,a signature of writer of data is recorded on the end portion of pagedata without fail.

[0008] It is another object of the present invention to provide aninformation processing apparatus in which writer name, date of writingand date of copying can be known.

[0009] As an aspect of the present invention, an information processingapparatus is comprised of a data input device for inputtinginformations, a memory for storing the informations input by the datainput device, a processor for processing the information in a form of aplurality of pages, a displaying device for displaying the informationsformed in a unit of the pages, a device for registering image data inrespect of owner name input by the data input device, a device forjudging whether or not a predetermined process is done at one of thepages, and a device for storing the image data at a predeterminedposition of the one of the pages by a judged result of the judgingdevice, wherein when the one of the pages is displayed, the stored imagedata is displayed with the information.

[0010] The above, and other objects, features and advantages of thepresent invention will become apparent in the following detaileddescription of an illustrative embodiment to be read in conjunction withthe accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals are used toidentify the same or similar parts in the several views.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011]FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an embodiment of an informationprocessing apparatus according to the present invention, and to whichreferences will be made in explaining an operation in which a name ofowner is registered;

[0012]FIG. 2 (formed of FIGS. 2A and 2B drawn on two sheets of drawingsso as to permit the use of a suitably large scale) is a flowchart of theembodiment of the information processing apparatus according to thepresent invention, and to which references will be made in explaining anoperation in which a writer's name is copied;

[0013]FIG. 3 (formed of FIGS. 3A and 3B drawn on two sheets of drawingsso as to permit the use of a suitably large scale) is a flowchart of theembodiment of the information processing apparatus according to thepresent invention, and to which references will be made in explaining anoperation in which a time is written;

[0014]FIGS. 4A to 4E are schematic diagrams of examples of picturescreens, and to which references will be made in explaining operationsof the information processing apparatus of the present invention;

[0015]FIG. 5 is a front view illustrating the embodiment of theinformation processing apparatus according to the present invention; and

[0016]FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram showing an overall arrangementof the information processing apparatus according to the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0017] An embodiment of an information processing apparatus according tothe present invention will hereinafter be described with reference toFIGS. 1 to 6. Prior to describing the present invention with referenceto FIG. 1, the embodiment in which the information processing apparatusof the present invention is applied to a very small computer will beexplained with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

[0018]FIG. 5 shows a front view of this information processingapparatus. Referring to FIG. 5, there is provided a display apparatus 1formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) device or the like, that is, adisplay section 1. The display section 1 displays on a picture screenthereof video image data from a central processing unit (CPU) or thelike which will be explained later. An input apparatus, that is, aninput tablet 2 formed of a so-called transparent touch sensor or thelike is provided on the surface of the display section 1. A pen 3 isadapted to input arbitrary data or the like in cooperation with theinput tablet 2. The CPU incorporates therein a detecting means forsensing the change of electrostatic capacity of the input tablet 2 andthe pen 3 via the pen 3 so that, even when the point of the pen 3 is notin contact with the input tablet 2, its coordinates can be detected bythe detecting means. Also, a cursor is displayed on the display section1 at its position opposing to the point of the pen 3. When the userpicks up the pen 3 and touches the input tablet 2 with the point of thepen 3, then informations such as their contact condition, contactposition and so on are supplied through a cord 4 or the like to the CPU,thereby arbitrary data being input to the CPU. Further, referencenumerals 5 a, 5 b, 5 c, 5 d and 6 a, 6 b, 6 c, 6 d designatepredetermined key switches and signals therefrom are supplied to theCPU.

[0019] Reference numeral 7 designates a speaker, and 8 a batteryaccommodating section in which a power source battery is accommodated inthe inside of a lid which is made openable and/or closable by releasinga locking mechanism 9. Further, reference numeral 10 denotes a powerswitch.

[0020] Broken lines in FIG. 5 represent positions of mechanisms or thelike provided on the side wall of the apparatus, wherein referencenumeral 11 denotes a microphone and 12 an operation key group which isused to perform a solid state recording which will be referred to later.By operating the operation key group 12, an audio signal fed to themicrophone 11 is recorded and is emanated from the speaker 7. Further,reference numeral 13 designates a position of a socket into which an ICcard such as a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM) andso on is inserted and connected and reference numeral 14 designates aposition of expansion socket which is used to connect this apparatus toexternal apparatus and so on.

[0021] Further, reference numeral 15 designates a hinge whichincorporates therein a flexible substrate or the like through which asignal is transmitted. Owing to this hinge 15, this apparatus can befolded into two parts without being affected by an electricalinterference or the like. When this apparatus is in use, this apparatusis about 29 cm long and about 20 cm wide in the unfolded state and isabout 4 cm thick in the folded state. The display section 1 is about 4cm long and 10 cm wide.

[0022] In this apparatus, an arrangement of hardware incorporatedtherein is represented in FIG. 6.

[0023] Referring to FIG. 6, there is shown the CPU 21 to which variousfunction ICs and so on are connected through a bus line 22. A ROM 23 isconnected through the bus line 22 to the CPU 21, and in addition to asystem program for controlling the entierty of this apparatus, aKana-kanji conversion program for word processing function in Japanese,a dictionary table therefor, a hand-written input informationrecognition program and a dictionary table therefor and so on arewritten in this ROM 23.

[0024] Further, reference numeral 24 designates a RAM for work area, and25 a backup RAM to which-a power source 26 is connected.

[0025] Reference numeral 27 designates a timer IC, and this timer IC 27is driven by the power source 26. The timer IC 27 also counts clocksgenerated from a quartz oscillator 28 and always outputs data of dateand clock at the time point when it counts the clock.

[0026] Connection relations between this hardware and respectivesections in the front view of FIG. 5 will be explained hereinafter withreference to FIG. 6.

[0027] Referring to FIG. 6, a display controller 29 is shown to controlthe display section 1. This display controller 29 is controlled by theCPU 21 and display data made by the CPU 21 is written in the V-RAM(video RAM) 30 through the display controller 29. Also, data written inthe V-RAM 30 is supplied through the display controller 29 to thedisplay section 1, thereby being displayed in a predetermined manner.

[0028] A tablet interface circuit 31 is provided for the input tablet 2which is integrally formed with the display section 1 and the pen 3. Byway of the interface circuit 31, data or the like written in the inputtablet 2 is supplied to the CPU 21, in which it is processed in apredetermined manner.

[0029] A solid state recording processing circuit 32 is provided toprocess an audio signal from the microphone 11 in a predetermined mannersuch as an analog-to-digital (A/D) conversion or the like. The thusprocessed signal is stored in the backup RAM 25 through the CPU 21.Audio data stored in the backup RAM 25 is supplied to the solid staterecording processing circuit 32, in which it is processed in apredetermined manner such as a digital-to-analog (D/A) conversion or thelike, the thus processed signal being fed through a mixer 33 to thespeaker 7.

[0030] Further, reference numeral 34 designates a dialler circuit whichgenerates, when supplied with arbitrary data such as a phone number orthe like from the CPU 21, an acoustic signal corresponding to a dualtone signal such as a phone number or the like of a so-called pushphone. This acoustic signal from the dialler circuit 34 is suppliedthrough the mixer 33 to the speaker 7.

[0031] A key interface circuit 35 is adapted to receive directly orthrough a power source circuit 36 signals from key switch group such asthe above-mentioned keys 5 a to 5 d, 6 a to 6 d, 10 and 12 or the like.From this key interface circuit 35, a signal converted in apredetermined manner is supplied to the CPU 21. Incidentally, keyswitches 12 other than the power switch 10, the key switches 6 a to 6 dand the stop button are connected through the power source circuit 36 tothe key interface circuit 35. When these key switches are operated, thepower source circuit 36 is driven first and then informations indicativeof the ON or OFF state of these key switches are supplied to the keyinterface circuit 35.

[0032] An IC card interface circuit 37 and an expansion interfacecircuit 38 are connected to the bus line 22 and the sockets 13 and 14.The IC card interface circuit 37 is used to connect the IC card to thisapparatus and the expansion interface circuit 38 is used to connect thisapparatus to external apparatus when the system of this informationsignal processing apparatus is expanded.

[0033] In the above-mentioned very small computer, when the power switch10 shown in FIG. 5 is depressed, then icon groups 40 which can effectvarious processings shown in FIG. 4C are displayed on the upper portionand right-hand side of the display section 1. If an icon 41 described as[see] of the icon groups 40 is touched with the point of the pen 3 andone of characters train of [action], [connection], [report] and so ondisplayed on the left side of the [see] icon 41, for example, [report]is touched with the point of the pen 3, a report picture 42 shown inFIG. 4C is displayed on the display section 1. In this case, a pictureof eagle 43 drawn on the report picture 42 is a picture drawn, forexample, on the first page of the report page. A name 60 who draws thispicture is displayed on the end portion of this report page. Such manypages are memorized in the memory as report data and stored therein.Each page on these report pictures is not provided with a page numberbecause it is very troublesome to rewrite the page number when onereport is stored. Further, the content of [report] is not limited to thefigure or the like and sentences and so on are written in the [report]in most cases. Of course, if a write icon 44 described as [write] istouched with the point of the pen 3, and of the icon groups 40 arrayedon the upper portion of the display section 1, a printing type icon 45described as [printing type] or a figure icon 46 described as [figure]is touched with the point of the pen 3, a printing type plate or afigure plate is dragged in the report picture 42 and the printing typeor the figure can be drawn on the report pictures 42. [connection] isgenerally used to write or to check a telephone directory, an addressbook and so on. Further, [action] is used to write or to check aschedule table or the like, and respective pages of these various dataare stored in the memory in the form of cards.

[0034] In this embodiment, together with signature of writer, his signor pen name, the time when the record, paging and so on are determinedand displayed on the predetermined position of each card, for example,on the end portion at every data of the card.

[0035] The embodiment of the information processing apparatus accordingto the present invention will now be described with reference to FIGS. 1to 4.

[0036]FIG. 1 shows a flowchart to which references will be made inexplaining a method in which a name is registered in the apparatus.

[0037] Referring to FIG. 1, following the Start of operation, in firststep S1 the power switch 10 is turned ON first and the icon groups 40are displayed on the upper portion and right portion of the displaysection 1 as shown in FIG. 4A. When of these icon groups 40 displayed onthe right side of the display section 1 other icon 47 described as[others] which is located on the lowermost portion of the icon group 40is touched with the point of the pen 3 and an owner page is opened, thenan owner page picture 48 is displayed on the display portion 1 as shownin FIG. 4A. On the owner page, in addition to a column 49 in whichowner's name, address of owner's home, phone number of owner's home,address of owner's company, phone number of owner's company and so onare written, an owner name column 50 in which owner's name such as

, sign or pen name and so on are written is provided. In this ownercolumn, A, B, O and AB denote blood types and ? denotes an unknown bloodtype. If the owner touches own blood type, the owner's blood type isregistered. In second step S2, if the printing type icon 51 described as[printing type] of the icon group 40 is touched with the point of thepen 3 and the top of the pen 3 is dragged up to the center of thepicture screen of the display section 1 without lifting the top of thepen 3 from the picture screen of the display section 1, then theprinting type icon 51 is enlarged and the printing type plate 52 isobtained as shown in FIG. 4B. This printing type plate 52 is displayedin a superimposed fashion on the owner picture 48, and the printing typeplate 52 is displayed at the position in which the point of the pen 3 islifted off from the picture screen. In the printing type plate 52superimposed upon the owner picture 48 as described above, ahand-writing key 53 is placed in an active state as shown by a hatchedportion in FIG. 4B. If the name of, for example, “

” is written on a box-shaped portion 54 of the printing type plate 52with the pen 3, a kanji key 55 of characters key is touched with thepoint of the pen 3 and a recognition key 56 is touched with the point ofthe pen 3, then the CPU 21 recognizes the hand-written characters andconverts the recognized characters into predetermined printing typekanji characters, which are then displayed on the box-shaped portion 54.Thus, the registration of the owner's name on the owner name column 50is finished.

[0038] While in the second step S2 the printing type plate 52 is openedand the owner signs his name, the figure plate 46 written as [figure]may be opened and the owner may sign his name on this figure plate 46 orthe like.

[0039] If registration of owner name, the sign or pen name or the likeon the owner name column 50 is finished, then the CPU 21 writes thesigned owner name and the registration time on the end portion of eachcard data in accordance with the flowcharts of FIGS. 2 and 3.

[0040] An operation in which the owner name is written in each card datawill be explained with reference to FIG. 2 and FIGS. 4C, 4D and 4E.

[0041] Referring to FIG. 2 (formed of FIGS. 2A and 2B drawn on twosheets of drawings so as to permit the use of a suitably large scale),following the Start of operation, it is determined in first step ST1whether or not a write page is opened by touching the write icon 44 withthe point of the pen 3. If the write page is not opened as representedby a NO at step ST1, then other processing is performed at second stepST2 and the processing returns to the first step ST1. If the write pageis opened as represented by a YES at step ST1, then the processingproceeds to third decision step ST3. In third step ST3, it is determinedwhether or not the figure icon 46 described as [figure] is touched withthe point of the pen 3 and the figure plate is reproduced on the reportpicture 42 of, for example, the display section 1 or the write icon 45described as [printing type] is touched with the point of the pen 3 andthe printing type plate is reproduced on the report picture 42 of, forexample, the display section 1, and new figure or new character iswritten in the figure plate or in the printing type plate. If a NO isoutput at step ST3, then the processing proceeds to the next fourthdecision step ST4. In decision step ST4, it is determined whether or notany data is already written, for example, in the opened report page(action page and connection page may be possible). If no data is writtenon the opened report page as represented by a NO at step ST4, the openedreport page is a blank page and the processing proceeds to the end. Ifthe opened report page or card is a page in which something is alreadywritten, this card is sent to the fifth decision step ST5. It isdetermined in step ST5 whether or not this card is copied. If a NO isoutput at-step ST5, the processing proceeds to the end, whereas if a YESis output at step ST5, then the processing proceeds to fifth step ST6.In step ST6, when the copy is performed, a copy icon 58 (see FIG. 4C) isdragged and the copy processing is carried out by a copy plate 59 shownin FIG. 4D. In this copy plate 59, the copy is performed by designatingthe number of copies, a page designating key and a copy starting key.

[0042] While there is a possibility that a plurality of copies may berequired, in these copies, the owner name, sign and pen name (referredto later) written on the owner name column are rewritten as [copy] 57.FIG. 4E shows the report picture in the above-mentioned condition. Thatis, in the case of the copy, the owner name is not the writer name andthe writer name becomes the [copy] 57. If a YES is output at step ST3 inwhich new data is written in the figure plate or in the printing typeplate, then the processing proceeds to the next decision step ST7.

[0043] It is determined at decision step ST7 whether or not the page isturned over. If the page is turned over as represented by a YES at stepST7, then the processing proceeds to step ST8, whereat the content ofwriter column (owner name column), that is, name of [

] or the like is copied to the corresponding position of the determinedpage and then the processing proceeds to the end. If a NO is output atdecision step ST7, then the processing proceeds to the next decisionstep ST9, whereat it is determined whether or not the data is recordedon a floppy disk. If a YES in which data is recorded on the floppy diskis output at step ST9, then the processing proceeds to step ST10 inwhich the name on the owner name column is copied similarly to step ST8.In that case, step ST9 is not limited to the floppy disk and may beapplied to the case that data is recorded on a magnetic medium such as amagnetic tape, a hard disk and so on or a recordable, a rewritableoptical disk and so on.

[0044] At the completion of step ST10, then the processing proceeds tothe end. If a NO is output at step ST9, then the processing proceeds tothe next decision step ST11. It is determined in step ST11 whether ornot the card, which is turned over, is printed out. If the card isprinted out as represented by a YES at step ST11, then the owner name iscopied similarly to step ST8 and the processing proceeds to the end. Ifa NO is output at step ST11, then the processing proceeds to the nextdecision step ST13. It is determined in step ST13 whether or not thepower source is turned OFF. If the power source is turned OFF asrepresented by a YES at step ST13, then the processing proceeds to stepST14, whereat the owner name is copied similarly to the step ST8. Then,the processing proceeds to the end. Under the condition that the stepsST8, ST10, ST12 and ST14 are finished, as shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D, aname 60 signed on the end portion of each card data is displayed.

[0045] If a NO is output at step ST13, then the processing proceeds tothe next decision step ST15, whereat it is determined whether or not thename is copied. If a YES is output at step ST15, then the processingproceeds to step ST16. In step ST16, the copy is performed similarly tostep ST6, and the writer column of the copied page is changed to [copy]57 as shown in FIG. 4E. That is, in step ST16, since it is the copy ofthe writer who describes the data in the card, the signature of ownername is removed. While the flowchart in steps ST4 to ST6 illustrates thecase such that the owner name signed on the card data in which somethingis already written is changed to [copy], step ST16 shows the case thatthe signature of the writer who writes data immediately after new datais written in the card is changed to [copy] and [copy] is determined.Similarly, steps ST7, ST9, ST11 and ST13 illustrate the case that thesignature of the writer who writes data immediately after new data iswritten in the card is changed to [copy] and [copy] is determined. If aNO is output at step ST15, other processing that the aforementionedprocessings is carried out at step ST17, and then the processingproceeds to the end.

[0046] As described above, according to this embodiment, when the carddata is turned over, printed out and recorded on the record medium orwhen the power source is turned OFF, the name of the writer who writesthe card data is displayed so that the writer who describes the carddata can be known immediately. Further, in the copied card data, thename of the writer who writes the card data is erased and changed into[copy]. Thus, it can be determined immediately whether the card data isthe true card data or the copied card data.

[0047]FIG. 3 (formed of FIGS. 3A and 3B drawn on two sheets of drawingsso as to permit the use of a suitably large scale) is a flowchart towhich references will be made in explaining an operation in which a timeis recorded when data is recorded on a record medium such as a floppydisk or the like, when data is printed out, when the power switch isturned OFF and when data of the determined page is copied. In FIG. 3,like parts corresponding to those of FIG. 2 are marked with the samereferences and therefore need not be described in detail.

[0048] In FIG. 3, steps STE6, STE8, STE10, STE12, STE14 and STE16correspond to steps ST6, ST8, ST10, ST12, ST14 and ST16 in FIG. 2. Insteps STE8, STE10, STE12 and STE14, a value of present time from thetimer 27 is written in the determined page at its correspondingrecording position. FIGS. 4C and 4D show card data in which a time 61 ofthe determined page is written. Further, in steps STE6 and STE16, thedetermined page is copied and a present time from the timer 27 iswritten in the copied page at its corresponding recording position. FIG.4E shows the condition such that a current time 62 at which thedetermined page is copied is written in each card data.

[0049] According to the above-mentioned arrangement, even when the userreceives card data (page data) by means of electronic mail, a FAXcommunication, IC card and so on and mixes the received card data withowner's card data, it is possible for the user to know clearly when andfrom whom the card data is sent, that is, those who sent the card dataand the time at which data is transmitted.

[0050] While the copy of owner's signature and the writing of time areindependently performed in the aforementioned embodiment, as shown inFIGS. 4C, 4D and 4E, the above operations may be performed at the sametime. Further, it is needless to say that not only the time but alsodate may be registered.

[0051] Furthermore, the input of data is not limited to the pen 3 anddata may be input to the apparatus by utilizing a keyboard and so on.

[0052] As set out above, according to the present invention, if any datais written in card data when the user opens the check page and the writepage, the signature, sign, pen name or the like of the writer who writesthe data is recorded and date and time when card data is determined arealso recorded, thus making it possible for the user to know clearly thewriter's name and time and date of the recording.

[0053] Further, according to the information processing apparatus of thepresent invention, it is possible for the user to know the time whencard data is copied.

[0054] Having described a preferred embodiment of the invention withreference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that theinvention is not limited to that precise embodiment and that variouschanges and modifications thereof could be effected by one skilled inthe art without departing from the spirit or scope of the novel conceptsof the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention
 1. An information processing apparatuscomprising: (a) data input means for inputting informations; (b) memorymeans for storing said informations input by said data input means; (c)processing means for processing said informations in a form of aplurality of pages; (d) displaying means for displaying saidinformations formed in a unit of said pages; (e) means for registeringimage data in respect of owner name input by said data input means; (f)means for judging whether or not a predetermined process is done at oneof said pages; and (g) means for storing said image data at apredetermined position of said one of said pages by a judged result ofsaid judging means, wherein when said one of said pages is displayed,said stored image data is displayed with said informations.
 2. Aninformation processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein aregistration of said image data by said registering means is executed onan individual registration page.
 3. An information processing apparatusaccording to claim 1, wherein said image data is stored when saidselected one of said pages has a renewal information and when said oneof pages has done said predetermined process.
 4. An informationprocessing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said data input meansis a tablet.
 5. An information processing apparatus according to claim1, wherein said image data is a type character transferred to a handtracing letter by a character recognition.
 6. An information processingapparatus according to claim 4, wherein said image data is a trace imageof a signature input by user.
 7. An information processing apparatusaccording to claim 1, wherein said predetermined process is a definingprocess for storing input information on a page.
 8. An informationprocessing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said defining processis executed in the moment that said information processing apparatus ischanged from the page input renewal information displaying condition tothe other-page displaying condition.
 9. An information processingapparatus according to claim 7, wherein said defining process isexecuted in the moment that said information processing apparatustransmits the data of page input renewal informations to a recordingdevice connected thereto as a peripheral apparatus.
 10. An informationprocessing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said defining processis executed in the moment that said information processing apparatus isoff in its power when page input renewal informations are displayed. 11.An information processing apparatus comprising: (1) data input means forinputting informations; (2) memory means for storing said informationsinput by said data input means; (3) processing means for processing saidinformations in a form of a plurality of pages; (4) displaying means fordisplaying said informations formed in a unit of said pages; (5) clockmeans for counting time and generating image data of said time; (6)means for judging whether or not a predetermined process is done at oneof said pages; and (7) means for storing said image data at apredetermined position of said one of said pages by a judged result ofsaid judging means, wherein when said one of said pages is displayed,said stored image data is displayed with said informations.
 12. Aninformation processing apparatus comprising: (A) data input means forinputting informations; (B) memory means for storing said informationsinput by said data input means; (C) processing means for processing saidinformations in a form of a plurality of pages; (D) displaying means fordisplaying said informations formed in a unit of said pages; (E) meansfor generating image data expressing copying; (F) means for judgingwhether or not a copying process for making the same page data at one ofsaid pages is done; and (G) means for storing said image data at apredetermined position of said page data made by said copying process,wherein when said page data made by said copying process are displayed,said stored image data is displayed with said informations.